Softball: First-Round Playoff Schedule (ALL Games are Thursday): *** Second round games will be played this coming Saturday Division 1: Mater Dei (16-11-1) at Chino Hills (19-8) Huntington Beach (21-7) at Charter Oak (16-0) West Torrance (19-7) at Ayala (19-2) Bonita (19-9) at Rosary Academy (25-2-1) Upland (16-7) at La Habra (21-7) Etiwanda (22-3) has […]
Baseball: It seems like every three months or so, I end up picking apart the playoff brackets for the fall, winter and spring seasons, respectively. It’s in the hope that some tweaks can be made going forward to help the pairings make more sense. In particular, some human oversight could go a long way to […]
Photo Courtesy of La Verne Athletics College Baseball: La Verne followed up its 2025 regular season SCIAC title with a conference tournament championship. However, Redlands, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Pomona Pitzer made the Leopards earn it. ULV defeated Redlands (4-3) and CMS (11-10 in 11 innings) before falling to Pomona-Pitzer, 13-12, in 10-innings on Thursday, Friday and […]
Photos by Robert Ketterling College Baseball: Chaffey College had every reason to mentally check out on a hot Saturday afternoon in Walnut. The Panthers took a 13-6 beatdown in game one of a best-of-three showdown with the No. 1 ranked Mounties at the Mt. SAC Super Regional on Friday. Fast forward 22 hours and MSAC […]
Photos by Robert Ketterling College Baseball: Chaffey College saw its 2025 season and specifically its historic postseason run come to an end on Saturday evening in game three of the Mt. SAC Super Regional. But this program has earned a spot on the state’s baseball map for a number of reasons. In 2023 and 2024, […]
College Baseball: For the second consecutive day, the University of La Verne baseball program edged a conference foe by one run in SCIAC Tournament play. On Thursday, the Leopards defeated Redlands, 4-3, and 24 hours later, ULV outlasted Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 11-10, in 11 innings. The 33 season wins is a program best since 1995. CMS and […]
Photos by Robert Ketterling Editor’s Note: A photo gallery will be added later tonight in this story. College Baseball: No. 1 seeded Mt. SAC looked every bit their ranking in Friday’s game one of their best-of-three Super Regional series with Chaffey. The Mounties led 13-0 before the Panthers scored once in the eighth inning and […]
College Baseball: La Verne scored three runs in the first inning, got one more in the seventh, and Matt DesMarets and Justin Ries made that stand up in a 4-3 victory over Redlands in the SCIAC Tournament opener. The Leopards have already matched last year’s total of 32 wins, and that’s a program best since […]
College Baseball: For the second time on Thursday, Cuesta College gave up eight runs before it got anything going offensively. And because of that, the Cougars season is over. In game one, Chaffey took an 8-0 lead before Cuesta got even, and eventually fell, 11-9, to the Panthers. And in game two at the Mt. […]
Photos by Gwen Pointer College Baseball: Five days after its first 3C2A series victory in nine years, the Chaffey College baseball program remained in the championship bracket at the three-team Super Regional at Mt. SAC. The Panthers defeated Cuesta, 11-9, and oh what a ride that game took. Chaffey led 8-0 as the Cougars picked […]
Photo by Sophia Smith-Urueta Baseball: Baseline League Standings: Los Osos (19-8, 10-5) Etiwanda (14-12-1, 9-6) RCHS (19-9, 9-6) Chino Hills (18-10, 8-7) Damien (14-14, 8-7) Upland (5-22, 1-14) Del Rey League: Bishop Amat (22-6, 11-1) La Salle (17-9, 7-5) St. Paul (17-9, 6-6) Serra (18-8, 4-8) Paraclete (15-13, 2-10) Hacienda League: South Hills (21-7, 12-0) […]
Baseball: Charter Oak claimed a 7-4 victory over West Covina to finish the regular season in a tie with Covina for third place in the Valle Vista League. The Chargers out-hit the Bulldogs, 9-4. Marcus Reese went 4 1/3 innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on two hits. Reese issued three walks and registered six […]
Baseball: Northview finished off its sweep of Wilson after Wednesday’s 8-2 home victory to finish Valle Vista League play at 9-1. The Vikings finished two games ahead of second place West Covina (7-3). Camren Lobo went 4 2/3 innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits. Lobo issued four walks and registered nine strikeouts. […]
Photos by Mario Veliz (@MSVCreations_) Softball: St. Genevieve was five outs away from kicking La Salle out of the Santa Fe League penthouse they share with Sacred Heart of Jesus. The third-place Valiants led 3-1, but the Lancers scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to secure a 5-3 victory in the […]
Photos courtesy of the Charter Oak softball program Softball: Charter Oak secured a perfect regular season after Wednesday’s 14-4 victory over West Covina in five innings. The Chargers out-hit the Bruins, 14-4, and that included a 9-1 advantage in extra-base hits. Mibella Huerta went all five innings, and she allowed four runs (two earned) on […]
Photo of Ben Forsyth/Sam Crisman courtesy of Amanda Lin Boys Tennis: Beginning with this season, the CIF-Southern Section (CIF-SS) implemented a new Competitive Equity System, a data driven model aimed at fostering more balanced competition in the playoffs, where all teams have a fair chance at success. Unlike previous years, where schools already knew what […]
Baseball: Covina secured a CIF-SS playoff berth thanks to Wednesday’s 7-2 victory over Rowland in the Valle Vista League and season finale. CHS out-hit RHS, 13-6. Declan Bowers went the distance, and he was charged with a pair of unearned runs on six hits. Bowers issued two walks and registered seven strikeouts. Adrian Cortes doubled […]
